SketchUp: Why Kids With Autism Love It

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Science is rich with happy flukes. Remember the story of penicillin? Alexander Fleming discovered the bacteria-destroying mold by accident when he left a culture dish uncovered in his lab in 1928. Eight decades later, here’s another one: a Googlesoftware program called SketchUp, which was intended largely for architects and design professionals, […]

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac free 2GB USB Flash Drive Special!

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Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac

$39.99 for new CD-ROM or download version with free 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive! $40 off normal price for boxed version.

Offer good through 2/28/2009

Toon Boom Animate Review

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While not in the price range of Toonz or Animo, Animate is still an expensive option for a new animator. If they don’t need tools like IK or integrated FLV export, there’s no urgent need for TBS users to upgrade.

However, if you’re a traditional animator who still hasn’t gone digital, […]

Editing Eyes: 3 Photoshop Steps to Eyes that POP

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Here’s how to make eyes POP in three steps using Photoshop.

Photoshop CS4 Extended is available at an academic discount price of $299.

Photoshop CS4 Extended Student Edition is available at an academic discount price of $199.

Plug-In Suite 4 for Photoshop Special!

Link via Creation Engine Plug-In Suite 4 for Photoshop Special! Only $299 after $100 mail-in rebate! (List Price: $499) Offer good through 3/31/2009.

Take the new FileMaker 10 UI Tour

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To illustrate many of the new features introduced in FileMaker 10, FileMaker now offers a series of Quick Tours on its website. The tours take us through the new interface (particularly the new Status Toolbar), show us some of the new database Themes and Templates, and demonstrate Script Triggers, Save Finds, Dynamic […]

Bunkspeed Software Used to Launch Tesla Roadster Sports Edition

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Los Angeles, CA, January 14 – Bunkspeed, developer of the world’s fastest 3D rendering technology for design, engineering, and marketing, announced today that Tesla Motors is using HyperShot and HyperDrive for the creation of all launch imagery of their all-new Tesla Roadster Sports Edition. This vehicle is being launched this month […]

FocalPoint wins Software Plug-in of the Year

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Software Plug-In of the Year – FocalPoint I love software that is so intuitive and easy to use that before you know it, it’s up and running on your computer and you’re playing around with it and having a blast. Even better is if it’s a program that’s actually useful […]

Review: Mindjet MindManager 8

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The latest upgrade to Mindjet’s MindManager brainstorming and planning tool is a worthwhile one, giving access to more databases, better collaboration features and even better integration with Microsoft’s Office productivity suite. Adding a Mindjet Connect or Web subscription would deliver even more productivity for project management teams.

Pros : Embedded Mindjet browser […]

Apple Picks MathType for its new iWork ’09 Suite

Macworld Expo: Apple Picks MathType for its new iWork ’09 Suite Equations can now be inserted and edited in all three iWork applications: Pages, Keynote, and Numbers

LONG BEACH, Calif. — January 13, 2009 — Design Science today announced that Apple has chosen MathType™ as the equation editor for its new iWork ’09 suite of […]